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iPad iPhone Rumor

Rumor: iPhone 5 with 8MP camera due in September, Hi-Res iPad 3 en route

You may be wanting the iPhone 5 now, but you might have to wait until September while Apple tests the new handset and some other cool stuff. Per Bloomberg, two sources familiar with Apple’s plans have stated that Apple is working on a higher resolution iPad and dropped details regarding Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone 5 handset. […]

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Imagination Technologies begins licensing process for future iOS devices

Whatever you’re expecting from the next-gen iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, improved graphics should be on the way. Per AppleInsider, Apple component provider Imagination Technologies is now licensing its PowerVR Series6 mobile graphics processing architecture, the next generation of the hardware found in Apple’s iPhone and iPad, to six key partners — three of which […]

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MacBook Air Processors

Rumor: Apple testing A5 processor, Thunderbolt port with MacBook Air prototype (updated)

Ok, this could be interesting. Per Japanese blog Mac Otakara, sources have have stated that Apple is testing a MacBook Air with an A5 processor, the same CPU powering the iPad 2 as well as a Thunderbolt port. While the machine performed “better than expected” according to their source, the article says it’s unclear whether […]

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iPhone Rumor

Apple looking less likely to include near-field communications in iPhone 5

In the apparently never-ending speculation regarding the appearance of near-field communications in the upcoming iPhone 5, the current consensus is leaning towards “no”. According to Business Insider, Wall Street research firm Bernstein issued a note to investors on Monday in which it claimed the next iPhone won’t include an NFC chip, according to Business Insider. […]

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Samsung ramps up iPad 2 components to meet orders

Your neighbor has an iPad 2. Your pets somehow managed to get their own. And, ya know, it’d be nice to get your hands on the one you ordered… Per EETimes, electronics giant Samsung will hire 300 engineers and technicians for a semiconductor plant in Austin, Tex., in the company’s latest round of expansion largely […]